Stories from Wednesday, October 16, 2019

There is a bible verse that says "the love of money is the root of all evil." A lot of people get this wrong - they think it says money itself is evil. But money is not evil, just the love of it. Money is a valuable resource, and like you I'm careful where I spend it. For instance, I would prefer to pay more money and buy goods manufactured in the USA than to buy them from the enemy!...

What Speaker Pelosi and her progressive pals are doing in the halls of our U.S. Capitol seems to defy even Ruth Bader Ginsburg's most liberal interpretation of the Constitution and laws of the United States. Our Founders crafted the remedy of impeachment for serious situations and provided instructions for how that process would happen. ...

Recently on 10/07/19, a local candidate for state senate, Eddy Justice, declared in the Missouri Times that he would proudly be a member of the "Conservative Caucus" in the Missouri Senate. I was born and raised in Poplar Bluff and for the past year I have been working in the state Capitol. I have seen firsthand that the Conservative Caucus is the worst thing affecting Missouri state government today...

Broseley’s 26th annual homecoming will be from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Broseley Senior Center. Center Director Carol Brotherton is expecting between 1,000 to 2,000 people to attend. “People come from out of town and out of state,’ she said. “This is our largest fundraiser for the senior center.”...

In the Tuesday, Oct. 15 edition of the DAR the date for the Wappapello Civic Center Halloween dance was incorrectly stated as Friday, Oct. 25. The dance will take place from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. There will be a costume contest and music by the Paul Wisdom & Perfect Strangers Band. ...

The third annual Go Pink & Purple 2K Walk for Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness will be held on Friday at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. The event will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at the medical center walking track near Westwood Boulevard. Apples, hot chocolate, s’mores and door prizes will be available to participants...

City firefighters responded at 5:13 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to a report of smoke inside the 933 Vine St. residence owned by Michael Barker. According to the report, firefighters found light smoke inside the home upon their arrival. Barker reported he had just turned on the furnace, and firefighters believe the smoke was caused by lint burning off the heat strips inside the furnace...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Troy Alexander Cummings, 26, of Louisiana, Mo., was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, Oct. 15, on a failure to appear warrant for stealing and a warrant for possession of a controlled substance. _ Darrell Edward Howard, 38, of Park Hills, Mo., was booked at the Butler County jail Tuesday, Oct. 15, after being granted a change of venue in his case from Dunklin County...

PUXICO – Stoddard County farmers Oliver and Jennifer McMeans have helped the Puxico Future Farmers of America group receive a $2,500 donation. The funds come from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Bayer Fund. “Puxico FFA will use the funds to promote agricultural awareness and education to young students. ...

If Vine Street in downtown Poplar Bluff seems a little flashier as you drive through after dark, you’re not imagining things. A short section of the street now is brighter, thanks to nearly 165 new decorative light bulbs strung across a stretch of the brick thoroughfare near City Hall...

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Poplar Bluff Board of Adjustment set for Thursday has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28.

Mark Daniel Elliott, 54, of Doniphan, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Online condolences: www.edwardsfuneralhome.org

Troy McAfee and Jack Rutledge proved the value of longtime experience on the water by winning Saturday’s Current River Smallmouth Association’s Classic tournament at Doniphan. The pair had a winning weight of 10.30 pounds, and they got a boost by catching the second-largest bass of the day, weighing 2.85 pounds...

MALDEN —Joe Hendrickson, 65, of Malden, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. Memorial services will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel with Mr. James Powell officiating...

PIEDMONT — Vernon Stevenson, 86, of Vulcan, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. Visitation will be at noon Saturday, Oct. 19 at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will be in the Mt View Cemetery in Des Arc, Mo...

FISK — Evelyn Mary Morgan, age 93, of Cardwell, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 at NHC Health Care, in Kennett. Mrs. Morgan was born Wednesday, July 7, 1926 in St. Louis, daughter of the late Walter and Leona Menge. She was formerly married to Paul Lancaster Sr. and later married Arthur Morgan. He preceded her in death Dec. 31, 1995...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Poplar Bluff man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison Wednesday afternoon for distributing heroin. Quinton J. Williams was sentenced to 57 months on the felony of aiding and abetting in the distribution of heroin and two felonies of distribution of heroin by Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Koester...

Dirt work is moving along for the Crisp Industrial Technology Center and metal work is getting started.